#459CBD#459CBD

#459CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.096 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459CBD
RGB	rgb(69, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.53, -15.94, -24.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.53, 29.50, 237.30°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% -0.0666 -0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.096 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5244, 28.7138, 52.4368)
Luminance	0.2872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459CBD #BD6645

analogous

#45BDA2 #459CBD #4560BD

triadic

#459CBD #BD459C #9CBD45

tetradic

#459CBD #A245BD #BD6645 #60BD45

square

#459CBD #A245BD #BD6645 #60BD45

split-complementary

#459CBD #BD4560 #BDA245

monochromatic

#245264 #347791 #459CBD #72B4CD #9FCCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#459CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#459CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459CBD

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459CBD	1.00	3.11	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.096 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9d1',
    500: '#459cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459cbd;
$custom-light: #85b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65316,
    "c": 0.09609,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459CBD

secondary

#CAA394

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #459CBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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